How the Three-Fifths Compromise Affected Power

Drafting the Constitution: Leaders and Compromises

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Analyze how the Three-Fifths Compromise counted enslaved individuals for representation and taxation, maintaining the institution of slavery.

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Drafting the Constitution: Leaders and Compromises

4th Grade · Social Studies · US-OK-SS

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Explain the major debates, compromises, and leadership roles at the Constitutional Convention, as well as the foundational purposes of the Constitution.

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5.4.2Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Use primary sources to explain the driving forces for why people immigrated and emigrated during the 19th century, as well as the ways that movement changed the nation.